Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,240, Ebenezer Dodge, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Dodge, Ebenezer Eunice
N. 16,240
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5250 Concord New Hampshire
Eunice Dodge widow of Ebenezer Dodge who was a Private Mass. in the Mass. a Line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April 1844 and sent to Thos M. Edwards Keene N.H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book C Vol. / Page 252
Recp. 6 Apr 44.

✓ Eunice Dodge widow of Ebenezer Dudley N.H.
sw. to be buried this day 5864
Act July 7 1838
Mand 1787
died 1828
8 mo pn $26.66
per arms Mach
Militia battery
Thos M c Edward Keene N.H.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress of the 7 th July 1838 - Entitled an act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows -
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss -
On this sixth day of August 1839 - Personally appeared before me Fredrick Dore Ely Judge of Probate in and for said County, in open Court, Eunice Dodge a resident of Winchester in said County of Cheshire, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 - Entitled an act granting half pay and Pension to certain widows - That she is the widow of Ebenezer Dodge who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and served according to the best of her knowledge and belief as follows viz -
In 1775 at the alarm & through the year in the 8 months service -
In 1776 two months near Boston & most of the remainder of the year - at Rhode

Hand - Elsewhere - she is unable to state the particular town, but she always understood from him that he was out over two years. - The recollects his saying he was under Captain Healy - & has heard him speak of other officers but cannot name them. - That she knows the only proof she has been able to procure of his services is - That he went from Dudley, Massachusetts into said services - and she thinks the Rolls of Soldiers from said Town would show said services. -
She further declares that she was married to the said Ebenezer Dodge on the ninth day of August nineteen hundred and eighty one. - That her husband the aforesaid Ebenezer Dodge died on the eleventh day of May eighteen hundred and twenty eight. - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but that her marriage took place previous to the first day of January A.D. 1794 - namely at the time above stated - that she has not since been married to any other person - and that her maiden name was Eunice Hill. -
Sworn and Subscribed. The day and year aforesaid
Eunice Dodge
Before me Frederick Vose, Judge of Probate

I Elijah Sawyer Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court aforesaid in the matter of the application of Eunice Dodge for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this sixth day of August A.D. 1839.
Elijah Sawyer Regr.

Joined in Medlock Ebenezer Dodge to Nourse Will August Ninth Seventeen hundred Eighty One
By D. Wood 1612
A true copy from the Town records of Chesterfield with the exception of the date which is expressed on the records in fair legible figures and letters as follows viz, August 9 th 1781
Attest
W.W. Herrick Town Clerk
of Chesterfield
I W.W. Herrick above named deplore and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town of Chesterfield aforesaid county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me W.W. Herrick Clerk of the Town Aforesaid
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire
May 15 th 1839.
Sworn to before me
Larkin G. Mead. Dist. Peace

State of New Hampshire Clerk's Office Superior Court of Judicature Cheshire County ss. I certify Keene Aug t 10. A.D. 1839.
I Henry Coolidge Clerk of said Superior Court in and for the County and State of said hereby certify that Benjamin P. Dole was on the fifteenth day of May last past a Justice of the peace in said County of Cheshire. duly commissioned & qualified and that his signature within written is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year of said
H. Coolidge Clerk

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. our
March 9, 1925.
Mrs. J. Conrad Puder, 702 Victory Drive, Savannah, GA.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.16240 , it appears that Ebenezer Dodge enlisted at Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in April 1775, served ten months as private in Captain Nathaniel Healy's Company, Colonel Ebenezer Learned's Massachusetts Regiment, after which he again enlisted, officers not stated, and served in all about two years.
Soldier married at Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, August 9, 1781, Eunice Hill. He died May 11, 1828, at Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and the widow, Eunice, was allowed pension on her application executed August 6, 1839, while a resident of said Winchester, aged seventy-eight years.
Soldier's age is not on record and there is no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

4363 Eunice Dodge Due 1 year
$26.67 per ann
Please return to Thos M. Edwards Kansas M.H.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire COUNTY, ss. }
On this first day of September 1843 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Cheshire and State of New-Hampshire, Eunice Dodge a resident of Winchester in the County of Cheshire and State of New-Hampshire, aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Ebenezer Dodge who was a private in the Revolutionary Army — & served as the blows as stated in her declaration under the act of July 7. 1838 — that she received a pension of $26.66 under said act & was on the crew when Lish. —
Eunice Dodge She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written,
Before me,
Franklin Holman
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me,
Franklin Holman
Justice of the Peace.

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss
I Leonard Risco Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Cheshire (s being a Court of Record) hereby certify that Franklin Holcomb is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Cheshire duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that his signature as within written are in my belief genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Superior Court of Judicature this eighth day of September AD 1843.
Leonard Risco. Clerk.

Mr Dodge - with f service

I William Carter of Dudley in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty six years, depose and say that in my youth I was intimately acquainted with Ebenezer Dodge then of this town; we lived in the same school district and attended the school together - We also served together in the War of the Revolution, we marched together to Brattlebury in this State in April Seventeen hundred and seventy five we served in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Healey of this town and in a Regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Larned of Oxford in this county. I staid a short time and then returned home. Mr Dodge staid a short time longer and then enlisted as I understood for eight Months longer and served under the same Officers. I again marched to Brattlebury in the month of November or December of the same year and staid a month or two - Mr Dodge was then there - we quartered in the same house together; he served, as I believe ten months at that time after which as I understood he again enlisted for Nine Months and marched to the southward - I was in the service at the northward most of the time for a considerable time and did not see Dodge again for two years or more although I was at home several times and my impression is that he was in the service the whole of that time, but I was not in the service with him after the close of the aforesaid ten months
William Carter

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester County ss. June 6 1839
Then the within named William Garter who is known to me as a man of truth and sincerity personally appeared and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is true. Before me Rufus Miser Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss. I Jos. G. Mann, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for said County, certify that Rufus Miser, above named, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified, and that the signature of his name, twice above written, appears to be in his own hand writing. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at Worcester, this eighth day of June A.D. 1839. Jos. G. Mann, Clerk

I John Edmonds 2 nd of Dudley in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Eighty years, depose and say, that in my youth I was intimately acquainted with Glenezer Dodge then of this town, and that we served together in the War of the Revolution. we marched to Prospect in this State in April Seventeen hundred and seventy five immediately after receiving the news of the battle of Lexington. We served there for the term of two Months in a Company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Healey of this town and in Col. Glenezer Larned's Regiment - the Col. belonged to Oxford in this County - at the end of the two months I returned home and said Dodge enlisted for the term of eight Months which term he served I am confident, as I went down the first of July of that year to take down a horse for Capt. Healey to return to Dudley to make arrangements about his hiring and said Dodge was then in the service, he enlisted for the said term of eight Months and served under the above named Officers - In the month of November or December following I enlisted in a Company commanded by Capt. Ellis of Sturbridge in this County and in the above named Regiment, we marched to Prospect where I staid two or three months, our company quartered in the same house with Capt. Healey's Company and I saw Dodge every day until the expiration of his term of eight months which made ten months service at the end of which he returned to Dudley. after the war, as I always understood, said Dodge removed to Winchester in Hampshire where he lived to the period of his Death.
John Edmonds 2

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County ss. June 6 th 1839 Then personally appeared John Edmonds 2 nd , who is known to me as a man of truth, and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me Oliver Moseley Justice of the Peace
W. D. Briggs with the service

Heene Aug 30 1839
Enclosed are 3 affidavits relating to cases forwarded by Hon. Mr. Woodward - returned for corrections
Respectfully J. W. Goddard
also a declaration & papers of Esther Eaton - whose husband was a Pensioner under act of 1832 -

We Logan Willard and Daniel A. Hawkins Depose and say that we were acquainted with Ebenezer Dodge late of Winchester Cheshire County. That Amoskin deceased - That he died on the eleventh day of May A.D. 1828. That he left a widow Eunice Dodge who still survives and has not since been married to any other person. -
Logan Willard Daniel A. Hawkins
Cheshire N. August 2
1839 - Subscribed & sworn to Before me - Horace Chaplin Jus Peace
I certify that the above deponents are credible persons
Horace Chaplin Jus Peace

Evise of
State of New Hampshire Identity
Cheshire County - I, Henry Coolidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Indictments of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Horace Chapin is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified - that his commission was dated on the seventeenth day of June 1837 and will expire on the sixteenth day of June 1842 - and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Superior Court of Indictments at Keene, this twenty seventh day of August. 1839.
H. Coolidge Clerk.

State of New Hampshire Clerk's office Superior Court of Judicature - Cheshire County ss. J. Catlin - Reene. Aug. 10. A.D. 1839 -
I Henry Coolidge Clerk of said Superior Court for said County and State do hereby certify that Horace Chapin was on the second day of August instant and still is a Justice of the peace in the said County of Cheshire duly commissioned and qualified and that his name within written is his genuine signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year aforesaid -
H. Coolidge Clerk.

State of New Hampshire ss - Cheshire County -
I Henry Goodridge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Garrison Mearns was on the fifteenth day of May last past an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified - that his commission was dated on the eleventh day of June 1836 and will expire on the tenth day of June 1841 - and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Superior Court of Judicature at Keene this twenty seventh day of August 1839
H. Goodridge Clerk

State of New Hampshire } ss - Merrimack County - }
I Henry Goodidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Nathan T. Dyer was on the fifteenth day of May last past an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified - that his commission was dated on the eleventh day of June 1836 and will expire on the tenth day of June 1841 - and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Superior Court of Judicature at Keene this twenty seventh day of August 1839
H. Goodidge Clerk

V N. H.
Eunice Dodge widow of Ebenezer
Sec. let. to Hon. H. Hubbard Aug. 22, 1839
Act July 7. 1838

4127 Concord N Hampshire
Eunice Hodge widow of Ebenezer Hodge decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11 th May 1828 Cheshire Co. in the State of N.H. who was a Private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Healy of the ————— commanded by ————— in the Mass a line for 8 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord N.H. at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Sept. 1839 and sent T. M. Edward Keene M.P.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1839 $226.69 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar 40. 13.33 $240.02
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by M. Addison Clerk, Book A Vol. 15 th Page 38

(Dudley) Eben Doane R 1828 Eunice M 87
'75 8m A Healy Vol 15h 76 2. 29 May
Capt Healy

MRS. J. CONRAD PUDER 702 VICTORY DRIVE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Jan. 27-1925-
Pension Office, War Dept. Wash. D. C.
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly send me a copy of "Eunice Dodge's" pension paper (1848) in Winchester, Cheshire Co. N. Hamp. She was 79 at that time & lived with Clark Dodge. Thanking you

Very much in advance -
I remain Yours Truly Florence Kellogg Puder
(Mrs J. Conrad Puder)

United States Post Office,
Keene
Cheshire County,
State of N. H.
Mar 24, 1897
Commr of Pensions Dear Sir
I wish to get a copy of the record in regard to a pension of Eunice Dodge widow of Ebenezer Dodge a soldier of the Revolution from Massachusetts, I think from Dudley - Mass. and a record of Ebenezer Dodges services in the Revolution.
I am Very truly H. S. Martin
P

ry to him.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
Apr. 21. 1897. Histo Mr. H. S. Martin Keene, New Hampshire
1925, Mch. 9 - Hist. to Mrs. J. Conrad Puden - um
No. 16240
Emmice Dodge Widow of Ebenezer Dodge For Rev War
Act March 3 rd 48
Index: Vol. a , Page 189
[Arrangement of 1870.]